Pistons 109, Spurs 100: Brandon Jennings scored 21 points and host Detroit defeated San Antonio
last night in John Loyer’s first game as Pistons interim coach.

Detroit fired Maurice Cheeks on Sunday after only 50 games as coach. Although they have been
unimpressive for the most part this season, the Pistons have played better lately. The victory over
the Spurs was Detroit’s fifth in seven games.

“I told them it was going to be an emotional day,” Loyer said. “I told them I thought we can
play, collectively, for longer periods of time better than we have.”

Marco Belinelli led the Spurs with 20 points.

LAST NIGHT’S HIGHLIGHTS

Warriors 123, 76ers 80: Taking advantage of extended minutes in a blowout, Marreese Speights
scored a career-high 32 points for host Golden State, which outscored Philadelphia by 25 in the
second quarter and led by 46 entering the fourth.

Pacers 119, Nuggets 80: David West scored 25 points and Roy Hibbert added 14 for Indiana, which
improved to an NBA-best 25-2 at home. Wilson Chandler had 17 points for Denver, which has lost
three straight.

The Nuggets were without several injured players, including Andre Miller, Danilo Gallinari,
JaVale McGee, Nate Robinson and Ty Lawson.

Notable

Milwaukee Bucks center Larry Sanders will be out until at least the All-Star break this weekend
because of a fractured bone near his right eye. Sanders was injured when he was elbowed in the eye
by Houston’s James Harden on Saturday night.